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Canadian Mining Abroad: The Boom and the Backlash

Canadian Mining Abroad: The Boom and the Backlash
A mural in San José del Progreso portrays a bleeding Canadian flag on the coattails of the Grim Reaper, armed with a mining pick, who brings money and death to a sunlit countryside of people, animals and crops. The quotation from Pablo Neruda asserts: "We will win. We, the simplest people, will win. Although you don't believe it, we will win."

Business-friendly laws have made Canada the preferred legal residence for three-quarters of the world's mining companies. But many of those companies actually operate in developing countries whose legal systems inspire little confidence, even among their own citizens.

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